How to Set Up Windows Mail to Work with a Gmail Account

If you have a Gmail account, you can use the Windows Mail tool to send and receive your messages. However, setting up Windows Mail in Windows Vista to work with a Gmail account requires a few extra steps.

If you haven’t attempted to set up the Gmail account in Windows Mail, you’ll want to start at the beginning. If you’ve already set up an account in Windows Mail and it isn’t working, skip ahead to Step 7.

Set up your Internet account and open Windows Mail.

If this figure doesn’t appear automatically, open Windows Mail and choose Accounts from the Tools menu. Click the Add button, choose E-Mail Account, and click Next.

Don’t forget that you need to have an established Internet account before you can set up an e-mail account.

Type your name and click Next.

This name appears in the From box of all your e-mail, so most people simply type their own name.

Type your e-mail address and click Next.

Your e-mail address is your username, the @ sign, and your ISP, all information that your ISP must provide you with.

Choose POP3 for your server type. Type pop.gmail.com for the incoming mail server and smtp.gmail.com for the outgoing mail servers.